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1
as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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print

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print
Noun
These informative passages function similarly to footnotes, but without the disruption of having to read minuscule print at the bottom of the page. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Framed reproduction prints from it now hang throughout the house. — Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
But instead of going right to work, Ortiz Jara had an appointment to be finger-printed at the Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Pomona for his visa application. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 This is the kind of test that quickly separates a power station that merely has an impressive number printed on its case from one with an inverter and battery management system capable of handling tough, real-world loads. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • More than half of people using AI at work worried that using it on important tasks would create exactly that impression.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Then again, the album’s 15-minute runtime presupposes a complete lasting impression isn’t the point.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Faulk showed photos of some businesses that have replaced the highway fences with their own fences and how those have improved the look along the highway.
    — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The shoot couldn’t run in sequence and was organized by location instead, so Patil tracked her own makeup, hair, body and voice continuity across Selvi’s decline, leaning on continuity photos and long rehearsals with the ensemble.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Rockefeller Foundation has just published a policy proposal – developed in partnership with leading experts – that details how a Growth and Investment Reset could work.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, in 1914, Jo succeeded in publishing Vincent’s letters in an ambitious three-volume book, which today is considered one of the most revealing and important works of art history.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Ponder’s most recent power move was signing to indie imprint Dead Oceans, promoted as a partnership between her and indie darling/roster mate Phoebe Bridgers.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Siebert’s burgeoning leadership skills were tested after the Wildcats lost the first two games of the season, and his imprint is all over the turnaround.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Freire raped one of the women while she was incapacitated, took photographs of the unconscious roommates and shared the images with others.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Together, the two then traveled to Santorini, Antiparos, and Athens, making their way through the landscapes Susan had long admired in photographs.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • The pic was adapted by Mark O’Halloran from Owen Martell’s novel Intermission.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • From there, Duffield’s champions at 20th Century won a fierce bidding war to distribute the pic, which Duffield and Kraus would co-adapt for the big screen.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • During those inflationary regimes, art returned about 7% a year above inflation, wine 5% and stamps 9%.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The store is also offering personalization services, where their artisans gold-stamp diaries, notebooks and leather styles with initials and playful motifs.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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